Film su andrei chikatilo biography

television film by Chris Gerolmo

For other uses, see Citizen X (disambiguation).

Citizen X is a ^[1] American television film which covers the efforts of detectives in the Soviet Union to capture an unknown serial killer of women and children in the s, and the bureaucratic obstacles they encounter.

The film is based upon the true story of Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, who was convicted in of the murder of 52 women and children committed between and It stars Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, and Max Von Sydow. The film is based on Robert Cullen's non-fiction book The Killer Department, published in

Plot

A body is discovered on a collective farm during harvesting in A subsequent search of adjacent woods, authorized by the new forensic specialist, Viktor Burakov, turns up seven more bodies in varying stages of decomposition.

Film su andrei chikatilo biography Archived from the original on 15 September Download as PDF Printable version. Killed in Shakhty. The following month, the militsiya resumed the patrolling of railway stations around Rostov, and plain clothed female officers were ordered to loiter around bus and train stations.

The film tells the story of the subsequent eight-year hunt by Burakov for the serial killer responsible for the mutilation and murder of 53 people, 52 of them below the age of Burakov is promoted to detective and eventually aided, covertly at first, by Col. Mikhail Fetisov, his commanding officer and the shrewd head of the provincial committee for crime and much later, by Alexandr Bukhanovsky, a psychiatrist with a particular interest in what he calls "abnormal psychology".

As well as taking on the form of a crime thriller, the movie depicts Soviet propaganda and bureaucracy that contributed to the failure of law enforcement agencies to capture the killer, Andrei Chikatilo, for almost a decade. Chikatilo's crimes were not reported publicly for years. Local politicians were fearful such revelations would have a negative impact on the USSR's image, since serial killers were associated with "decadent, Western" moral corruption.

Chikatilo first came under scrutiny early in the search when he was spotted at a station and found holding a satchel bag containing a knife. He was promptly arrested.

Film su andrei chikatilo biography wife: Retrieved 6 April He was sentenced to death for each of the murders. Soviet serial killer — Soviet crime labs erroneously reported that his blood type did not match that found at the murders.

Unfortunately, he was shielded from investigation and released due to his membership in the Communist Party. Soviet crime labs erroneously reported that his blood type did not match that found at the murders. All this changed under the political reforms of glasnost and Perestroika and the search for the killer began to make progress.

With the passage of time and easing of political restrictions, Burakov devises a plan to blanket almost all the railroad stations, where the serial killer preys upon the young and unsuspecting, with conspicuous uniformed men to discourage the killer.

Film su andrei chikatilo biography wikipedia Mikhail Fetisov, his commanding officer and the shrewd head of the provincial committee for crime and much later, by Alexandr Bukhanovsky, a psychiatrist with a particular interest in what he calls "abnormal psychology". However, he stated, in "later years", he had become convinced this was simply an old wives' tale and he had ceased to gouge out the eyes of his victims. My character negotiated the deal. His stomach was often swollen from hunger resulting from the post-war famine which plagued much of the Soviet Union.

Three small stations are left unattended, except for undercover agents. Chikatilo is eventually discovered and identified through the diligence of a local, plain-clothes soldier.

Arrested, Andrei Chikatilo is interrogated for seven consecutive days by Gorbunov, a Soviet hardliner who insists that he be the one to extract a confession.

Chikatilo will not yield and under pressure from Fetisov and Burakov, Gorbunov agrees to another approach. Psychiatrist Bukhanovsky is introduced into the interview room. He recites from his lengthy analysis and speculation, made three years earlier, of the personality and tendencies of this sexually frustrated killer, whom he had entitled "Citizen X".

Bukhanovsky eventually strikes a nerve and a weeping Chikatilo finally admits his guilt and answers specific questions about the details of some murders. Afterwards, Chikatilo leads law enforcement officials to the crime scenes and three undetected graves.

Held in a metal cage during his trial, a wild-eyed Chikatilo is convicted and sentenced to death.

The film concludes with Chikatilo being led to a nameless prison chamber and shows him staring in shock at a central drain in the room's floor as a uniformed soldier delivers a pistol shot to the back of the killer's head.

Film su andrei chikatilo biography full The intention was to discourage the killer from attempting to strike at any of these locations and to have undercover agents patrol smaller and less busy stations, where the murderer's activities would be more likely to be noticed. Bukhanovsky described the killer as a "necro-sadist", or someone who achieves sexual gratification from the suffering and death of others. On 14 February , Chikatilo was taken from his death row cell to a soundproofed room in Novocherkassk prison and executed with a single gunshot behind the right ear. More From the Los Angeles Times.

Cast

Production

Locations

The film was shot in Hungary. The station where Chikatilo picks his victims is the Hatvan railway station, northeast of Budapest. The smaller, arched train shelter scene was shot in Nagymaros, Gödöllő, and Szokolya. Several other scenes were shot in the Gödöllő Railway Station.

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Director

The film was directed by Chris Gerolmo, who wrote the screenplay (adapted from Robert Cullen's non-fiction book The Killer Department) in addition to playing a minor role in the film as a militiaman.

Soundtrack

The score for Citizen X was composed and conducted by Randy Edelman. It has been released on CD in the US by Varèse Sarabande.

Reception

Critical reception

Citizen X was met with positive reviews from critics and audiences. It earned an 86% score on the movie review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.^[2] Scott Weinberg of described it as "Fascinating and absorbing. One of HBO's finest made-for-cable flicks."

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
	CableACE Awards	Movie or Miniseries	Laura Bickford, Matthew Chapman, David R. Ginsburg, Timothy Marx, Webster Stone, and Robert Stone	Nominated	[3]
		Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries	Jeffrey DeMunn	Won
			Max von Sydow	Nominated
		Directing a Movie or Miniseries	Chris Gerolmo	Nominated
		Writing a Movie or Miniseries		Nominated
		Cinematography in a Movie or Miniseries	Robert Fraisse	Nominated
	Cairo International Film Festival	Best Actor	Stephen Rea	Won
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Made for Television Movie	Matthew Chapman, Laura Bickford, David R. Ginsburg, and Timothy Marx	Nominated	[4]
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special	Jeffrey DeMunn	Nominated
			Donald Sutherland	Won
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special	Chris Gerolmo	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special		Nominated
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Casting	Joyce Nettles	Nominated
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Miniseries or a Special – Single Camera Production	William Goldenberg	Nominated
	Sitges Film Festival	Best Film	Chris Gerolmo	Won
		Best Director		Won[a]
		Best Actor	Stephen Rea	Won
	Edgar Allan Poe Awards	Best Television Feature or Miniseries	Chris Gerolmo	Won	[5]
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television		Nominated	[6]
		Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Donald Sutherland	Won
	Writers Guild of America Awards	Adapted Long Form	Chris Gerolmo; Based on the book The Killer Department by Robert Cullen	Won	[7]

Home media

Citizen X has been released on DVD in the US (HBO, region 1 NTSC), Germany (Cargo Records, region 2 PAL), Denmark (Scanbox, region 2 PAL) and the Netherlands (Paradiso Home Entertainment, region 2 PAL).

The film received theatrical release in some territories and was exhibited in the widescreen aspect ratio.

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Only the German DVD has a widescreen transfer; all others reflect the s TV aspect ratio, as originally broadcast.

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